February 2008 Marketplace

Advanced Academics offers 60 courses aligned with state standards in core and elective areas such as language arts, math, science, and social studies and provides student assistance 24 hours, seven days a week.

Apangea is a hybrid tutoring solution that combines intelligent software with live support from human tutors. Its SmartHelp program provides a fully supportive environment in which students learn a consistent, structured approach to solving word problems and improve their performance in math. (724) 357-8664.

Compass Learning’s Odyssey program for elementary, middle, and high school students offers a standards-based curriculum in reading, writing, math, social studies, and science, delivered online. (800) 422-4339.

Learning Exchange is a privately owned educational service corporation specializing in supplemental education services designed to build student achievement for students in kindergarten through college. (262) 641-0500.

Platform Learning is a national provider of supplemental educational services that delivers after-school, weekend, and summer tutoring programs to students attending public schools identified as “in need of improvement” under NCLB. (646) 442-2500.

Sylvan Learning’s tutoring programs are aligned with their subject-specific industry association, including International Reading Association, National Institute for Literacy, and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (800) 421-3248.

TutorVista provides one-on-one, unlimited tutoring for a flat monthly rate, and online test preparation programs. It services students and schools in the USA, UK, and a dozen other countries. (410) 988-2024.